Tramadol withdrawal Day 3...will it ever end??

I will be 3 weeks tomorrow! I have to say, I'm still having issues with my feet feeling really warm and antsy at times. I am able to sleep better and other than it being a nuisance, I'm pretty much back to normal. I seriously can't believe I've gone 20 days with no tramadol when I've been taking narcotics for over 10 years (tramadol >800mg daily for 4 years). My intestines are still protesting but I still haven't had the chance to take probiotics. The main thing I've noticed is my appetite is out of control lol I think my body is making up for years of barely eating! I've been on my antidepressants for 3 weeks as well and therapy for same. Not even close to being out of the woods but some days I have motivation to make improvements in my health and in my house. It's still 1 step forward and 10 steps back but at least it's not just 10 steps back

I will be 3 weeks tomorrow! I have to say, I'm still having issues with my feet feeling really warm and antsy at times. I am able to sleep better and other than it being a nuisance, I'm pretty much back to normal. I seriously can't believe I've gone 20 days with no tramadol when I've been taking narcotics for over 10 years (tramadol >800mg daily for 4 years). My intestines are still protesting but I still haven't had the chance to take probiotics. The main thing I've noticed is my appetite is out of control lol I think my body is making up for years of barely eating! I've been on my antidepressants for 3 weeks as well and therapy for same. Not even close to being out of the woods but some days I have motivation to make improvements in my health and in my house. It's still 1 step forward and 10 steps back but at least it's not just 10 steps back

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This is sooooooo GREAT, @KL1475!! Congrats to you!!! I'm super glad to hear that you're feeling pretty much back to normal and sleeping better. I do believe the thing with your feet will dissipate the longer you are off the Tramadol. I'm proud of you, my friend. For quitting the pills and for taking care of yourself. Keep doing the next right thing! And remember that we're always here for you if you need help, support, or just someone to listen.

I have been on high doses of tramadol for years (I have major depression, was in an accident and have bad arthritis and it's the only thing that made me feel better). I was on 800mg/day for over a year, then tapered down successfully to 500mg then 4oomg for a year and then the last 3 months tried to taper off and got down to 100 in morning and 100 in evening before I ran out of pills. I had been getting them in Mexico and I haven't been down since running out and have nothing at home to run to. I did have some cough syrup with codeine that I lost...maybe one dose. I can't find it and it's taking everything I have not to ransack my house looking for it because I know it's here. I took my last dose on 2/27 Wed so Wed night, Thurs and Fri was HELL! Haven't slept a wink and the restless legs are the WORST! Now I'm having cramps, irritability and cold sweats. I'm a single mom with 3 teenagers and I rescue kittens that need to be fed every 3 hrs. I don't want to tell anyone because I went through withdrawal 11 years ago and I don't want to hear the disappointment. I can't go back on it, I just want to get clean and healthy. My depression came back in October and it's like the perfect storm hitting on all fronts right now. I have been unemployed but found a temporary part time job online that pays good. I'm afraid I'll lose it because I can't sit still to work on the computer! How much longer is it going to be unbearable like this? I don't know if I can do it....part of me just wants to rip my skin off and the other part wants to run back down to Mexico. But I DO NOT want to go through this all over again so my choice is to get more and avoid the withdrawal for the rest of my life or just keep continuing with the detox because I already have 3 days under my belt. These symptoms are hell and I don't know how much longer I can manage. I'm scared.

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Don’t give up! My tramadol addiction came to a head in 2013, I ended up seizing in a parking lot from the high dose I was on, cracked my head open and had a severe hemmorage that put me in a coma and caused some frontal lobe damage. i am lucky for the coma because i slept through most of my withdrawal symptoms but i remember every few weeks when i’d run out and the restless leg syndrome would leave me in tears....do it for your kids, do it for your family, but most of all, do it for you!